Optional introns in mitochondrial DNA of podospora anserina are the primary source of observed size polymorphisms

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 162-168

  Salvo, Jill L ^a   Rodeghier, Birgit ^a   Rubin, Arnon ^a,b   Troischt, Taylor ^a,c  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mitochondrial DNA; Optional introns; Podospora anserina

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME INSERTION; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE MAPPING; INTRON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032023939     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1997.1030     Document Type: Article

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